safety

“Better safe than sorry”, before planing your holidays best to save these emergency numbers with you. ...

Tips, do’s, don’ts and tourist traps: Restaurants: Olives, bread, butter, etc are usually paid, eat one pay them all. You may ask for these to be removed from the table once they arrive. Always ask for the receipt detailing your consumption. Though less and less there are still a few owners make the bill in a piece of paper torn from the paper towel. Don’t be afraid of it, it’s your right and they are demanded to provide it. ...

Lisbon is a safe city, even so everyone can spot a tourist and make you a easy target. Watch out for some tricks and avoid spoiling your vacations. Never, ever buy Gold, Cell phones or Watches from someone thats offering you a “great deal” in the middle of the street. Most probably you will end up with a piece of coal of something like that. Of course this not apply to official stores Never buy drugs in the street, is easier than you think to be stooped and offered hashish or weed from a total stranger in the middle of downtown. ...

This Post is just a general security related guide and is not to be intended, in any way, to damage the image of any of these places or the people who live there. Like in any other place you might go there are certain places where security is something to take into account. Lisbon is not a unsafe place but there are some places where its not advisable to go, even while accompanied, and others you have to be specially careful. ...